Well, we made it back to our home in Kentucky a little over a week ago. With our year(ish) adventure at an end, it is time to reflect on and wrap-up some of the statistics about the trip and answer some of the questions we have been asked. First, let’s look at some statistics: Number […]
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Everyone has heard about winter manatee viewing in Florida springs, but most of the time you hear about Silver Springs or Blue Springs. We are sure those places are amazing, but they are also EXTREMELY difficult to get into, especially for folks like us who don’t plan months in advance. Knowing that those places probably
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Continuing east, we have spent a couple of nights at Big Lagoon State Park. This is a sister park to Perdido Key State Park, so our camping fee allowed us into both to explore and enjoy! They are both small parks, and other than a couple of hiking trails, we feel like we got a
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We weren’t going to do a post from here, but we have stumbled on one of the greatest museums we have ever had the pleasure of visiting, so we couldn’t skip doing at least a quick post! Before we get to the museum, though, we spent Thanksgiving in Shamrock, TX. We enjoyed some time in
Slowly, slowly we continue to push east. We are currently in northern Texas, near Amarillo, and spent the day today at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. According to the state park website, Palo Duro is the second largest canyon system in the United States, though it doesn’t specify in what way. Is it the second
We are still in western New Mexico and our day today was spent at El Malpais National Monument. This is a large national monument that would best be explored in two or three days, but we only had one, so we did our best. Part of the problem we encountered is that we are staying
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If you have been following the blog for a while, you will know that the biggest disappointment of our trip thus far was having to cancel our Grand Canyon reservations in March due to snow. After this week, though, we are disappointed no more! Returning to Arizona this fall was never in our plans. We
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Right up front, let us say this…We had a less than great experience at Great Basin National Park, but it does not mean that it isn’t an amazing place to visit. In fact, a lot of the reasons it wasn’t the best weren’t the fault of the park at all. We both really want to
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We had to make one last stop in Idaho before heading out of the state! On our way south we stopped in Twin Falls. Honestly, we were expecting it to just be a stop for chores, but this town has so much to offer that we didn’t hit even half of it! We will definitely
I’m sure you are all going to be shocked when we say that no, it is not actually the moon. We did not shoot ourselves into outer space for any crazy adventures, but are instead at Craters of the Moon National Monument in southern Idaho! This is our first visit to Idaho, but we are
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If you know us at all, you know that we have had a love affair with Glacier National Park since our first visit in 2011. We love this park so much that this marks our ninth visit. We had actually not planned to come here this year, but we were so close that we couldn’t
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We are currently in Waterton Lakes National Park, a place we have visited several times before, but things look quite different than the last time we were here. Last time we visited was in May of 2017 and in September of the same year, the park was devastated by the Kenow Fire. Over 38% of
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Our third stop along our tour of the Canadian Rockies brings us to Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. This park borders Banff to the southwest, but is way more calm and less crowded than its more popular neighbor. Since the season is winding down here, Redstreak Campground was our only choice in the park
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Banff National Park! This was Canada’s first national park and is, arguably, one of the most beautiful places on Earth! The mountains here are gorgeous and rugged, and the lakes, rivers, and valleys are unsurpassed. The downside, though, is that everyone is in on the secret and it can be pretty crowded. We were hopeful
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We have had a PACKED three and a half days in Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada! Let’s get straight to the fun! On day one, we pulled into the campground, got out of the truck to go in to register, and the first sound to greet us was an elk bugling! September and October
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